About Texas's Correctional System
Texas operates the largest state prison system in the United States through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), managing over 100 correctional units housing approximately 130,000 inmates across the state.
If you are searching for a Texas inmate, use the state's official search portal at this link. For federal inmates, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
Visitors to Texas facilities must be on an approved visitation list. Contact the facility directly using the phone numbers listed below to confirm current visitation schedules, as these may change without notice.
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Showing 36 facilities in Texas
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Community corrections is an integral component of the Bureau's correctional programs. Community corrections staff develop and administer contracts for community-based correctional programs and serve as the Bureau's local liaison with the Federal courts, the U.S. Marshals Service, state and local corrections, and a variety of community groups.
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Community corrections is an integral component of the Bureau's correctional programs. Community corrections staff develop and administer contracts for community-based correctional programs and serve as the Bureau's local liaison with the Federal courts, the U.S. Marshals Service, state and local corrections, and a variety of community groups.
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Community corrections is an integral component of the Bureau's correctional programs. Community corrections staff develop and administer contracts for community-based correctional programs and serve as the Bureau's local liaison with the Federal courts, the U.S. Marshals Service, state and local corrections, and a variety of community groups.
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Community corrections is an integral component of the Bureau's correctional programs. Community corrections staff develop and administer contracts for community-based correctional programs and serve as the Bureau's local liaison with the Federal courts, the U.S. Marshals Service, state and local corrections, and a variety of community groups.
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Community corrections is an integral component of the Bureau's correctional programs. Community corrections staff develop and administer contracts for community-based correctional programs and serve as the Bureau's local liaison with the Federal courts, the U.S. Marshals Service, state and local corrections, and a variety of community groups.
Federal
Minimum
Approximately 15 percent of the Bureau's inmate population are confined in secure facilities operated primarily by private corrections companies and to a lesser extent by state and local governments, and in privately-operated community corrections centers. Contract facilities help the Bureau manage its population and are especially useful for meeting the needs of low security, specialized populations like sentenced criminal aliens. Staff of the Correctional Programs Division in Central Office provide oversight for privately-operated facilities.
Federal
Minimum
Approximately 15 percent of the Bureau's inmate population are confined in secure facilities operated primarily by private corrections companies and to a lesser extent by state and local governments, and in privately-operated community corrections centers. Contract facilities help the Bureau manage its population and are especially useful for meeting the needs of low security, specialized populations like sentenced criminal aliens. Staff of the Correctional Programs Division in Central Office provide oversight for privately-operated facilities.
Federal
Minimum
Approximately 15 percent of the Bureau's inmate population are confined in secure facilities operated primarily by private corrections companies and to a lesser extent by state and local governments, and in privately-operated community corrections centers. Contract facilities help the Bureau manage its population and are especially useful for meeting the needs of low security, specialized populations like sentenced criminal aliens. Staff of the Correctional Programs Division in Central Office provide oversight for privately-operated facilities.
Federal
Minimum
Approximately 15 percent of the Bureau's inmate population are confined in secure facilities operated primarily by private corrections companies and to a lesser extent by state and local governments, and in privately-operated community corrections centers. Contract facilities help the Bureau manage its population and are especially useful for meeting the needs of low security, specialized populations like sentenced criminal aliens. Staff of the Correctional Programs Division in Central Office provide oversight for privately-operated facilities.
Federal
Minimum
Approximately 15 percent of the Bureau's inmate population are confined in secure facilities operated primarily by private corrections companies and to a lesser extent by state and local governments, and in privately-operated community corrections centers. Contract facilities help the Bureau manage its population and are especially useful for meeting the needs of low security, specialized populations like sentenced criminal aliens. Staff of the Correctional Programs Division in Central Office provide oversight for privately-operated facilities.
Federal
High
The Federal Correctional Institution located in Bastrop, Texas, houses low security male inmates. The facility also has a satellite camp located adjacent to the FCI that houses minimum security male inmates. FCI Bastrop is located 30 miles southeast of Austin, 8 miles south of Elgin, and 8 miles north of Bastrop.
Federal
Minimum
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Low, is part of the Beaumont Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) located in Beaumont, Texas. The FCI houses low security male inmates. FCI Beaumont is located approximately 35 miles from the Gulf of Mexico; 100 miles east of Houston; and 268 miles west of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Federal
Medium
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Medium, is part of the Beaumont Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) located in Beaumont, Texas. The FCI houses medium security male inmates. FCI Beaumont is located approximately 35 miles from the Gulf of Mexico; 100 miles east of Houston; and 268 miles west of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Federal
High
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Big Spring houses low security male inmates and has a satellite camp housing minimum security male inmates. FCI Big Spring is located midway between Dallas and El Paso, Texas, on the southwest edge of Big Spring.
Federal
Minimum
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Fort Worth, Texas, is low security institution housing male offenders. FCI Fort Worth is located in the southeastern corner of Fort Worth.
Federal
High
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - La Tuna in Anthony, Texas, is a low security facility housing male inmates. An adjacent minimum security satellite prison camp houses male inmates. A separate low security facility is associated with the FCI and houses male inmates. FCI La Tuna is located on the Texas and New Mexico border, 12 miles north of the city limits of El Paso, off Interstate 10, and on State Highway 20. The satellite low facility is located approximately 30 miles from the FCI.
Federal
High
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Seagoville, Texas is a low security facility housing male offenders. The facility includes a detention center for male offenders and an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum security male offenders. FCI Seagoville is located 11 miles southeast of Dallas, off Highway 175 (Hawn Freeway).
Federal
High
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Texarkana is a low security facility housing male inmates. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum security male offenders. FCI Texarkana is located in northeast Texas near the Arkansas border, 70 miles north of Shreveport, Louisiana, and 175 miles east of Dallas, Texas.
Federal
Medium
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Three Rivers, Texas, is a medium security facility housing male inmates. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum security male offenders. FCI Three Rivers is located 8 miles west of the city of Three Rivers, across the highway from Choke Canyon reservoir, about 80 miles south of San Antonio and 73 miles northwest of Corpus Christi.
Federal
Medium
The Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Houston, Texas is an administrative facility housing male and female pretrial and holdover inmates. FDC Houston is located in downtown Houston, at the intersection of Texas and San Jacinto Avenues.
Federal
High
The Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, provides specialized medical and mental health services to female offenders. FMC Carswell is located in the northeast corner of the Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, in Fort Worth.
Federal
Low
The Federal Prison Camp Bryan, Texas, is a minimum security facility that houses female inmates. FPC Bryan is located 95 miles northwest of Houston and 165 miles south of Dallas.
Federal
N/A
The South Central Regional Office is located in Dallas, TX and provides administrative oversight and support to 21 Federal prisons and 5 community corrections offices. The South Central Region covers a 5-state area (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) and employs approximately 6,100 staff.
Federal
Medium
The United States Penitentiary (USP) is part of the Beaumont Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) located in Beaumont, Texas. This USP currently houses medium security male inmates; it also has a satellite camp that houses minimum security male inmates. USP Beaumont is located approximately 35 miles from the Gulf of Mexico; 100 miles east of Houston; and 268 miles west of New Orleans, Louisiana.
County
High
If you need information about a resident that is housed at this center, you may call 512-218-2400 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a resident you must call 512-218-2400 and leave the resident�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. She will be given your message.
County
High
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 915-225-0700 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 915-225-0700 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.
County
High
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 281-985-8400 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 281-449-1481 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.
County
High
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 936-520-5000 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 936-521-4000 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.
County
High
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 817-645-2918, 24 hours a day. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 817-645-2918 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.
County
High
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 956-729-9655 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 956-727-4118 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.
County
High
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 936-967-1700 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 936-967-8000 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.
County
High
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 956-547-1700, 24 hours a day. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.
County
High
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 214-905-5829 between the hours of 8a.m. and 5p.m., Monday through Friday. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 940-864-5694 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.
County
High
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 210-231-4505 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 830-334-2939 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.
County
High
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 956-689-9218 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 956-689-9218 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.